UT Tyler Psychology and Counseling

Transfer of Internet Based Coursework - Department Policy

Graduate students in Psychology and Counseling degree programs who wish to transfer
for credit courses that are primarily taught over the internet (more than 80% of the
course happens without face-to-face contact with the instructor and other students)
must do the following:

The student must petition his/her advisor to allow the transfer of the internet course
for use as a prerequisite or a graduate course. The student must provide a syllabus
or detailed course description to allow an evaluation of the equivalence of the course
to the one for which it will count in the UT Tyler program.

The university providing the course must be a regionally accredited university.
It is possible to check with the Registrar’s Office to find out if a university is
so accredited.

Generally undergraduate prerequisites will be allowed, if judged equivalent by title
and course description.

Graduate courses will undergo more scrutiny. An internet course must be substantially
equivalent to the course for which it will substitute, to be allowed as a transfer
class. There is a university 3 course (9 hour) limit to any transfer course, including
internet courses. There are 3 types of graduate courses to be evaluated.

Broad general courses, such as Human Growth and Development, Statistics, Psychopathology,
Career Counseling, School Counseling and Sex and Sexuality will be most appropriate
to transfer, if the advisor evaluates them as equivalent.

Restricted graduate courses, such as Family or Counseling Theories, Cultural Diversity,
Ethics and Psychopharmacology will be evaluated individually by the instructors of
the same courses here. To be accepted as a transfer, the student must show competence
in the area, such as by passing a test in the subject matter, or use of course syllabus
and work products from the course.

Forbidden graduate course for internet transfer are all applied and experiential courses.
These include Behavior Modification, Cognitive Therapy, Applied Counseling, Applied
Therapy and Practicum. Also forbidden are applied testing courses, including Assessment
of Personality, IQ Assessment, and Assessment of Children and Adolescents. If you
are in doubt, consult your advisor.